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Taxing things is what the government can do to encourage or discourage behavior, and so a 10 percent tax on tanning bed use is a provision to discourage this behavior in Obamacare. Snooki was upset about it, but Yoho one-upped her. Of course, this absurdity demeans and misunderstands the very …

The top quotes in politics… “Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.” — President Barack Obama on the defensive. “The administration has now lost all credibility.” —The New York Times knocking the White House in a scathing (later updated) editorial. “You can take the mic, but I’m leaving.” — First …

Same-sex marriage is garnering new-found, or at least more publicized, acceptance across the United States, cutting across political and philosophical lines as the idea of two people of the same sex in a committed relationship isn’t as off-putting as it was, say, a year ago. A year ago, 15 members …

The top quotes in politics … “He’s got a little swag, you know, that’s okay.” — First lady Michelle Obama when asked about her husband as a sex symbol. “She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country.” — President Barack Obama praising California Attorney …

The top quotes in politics … “I wish Myth Romney had been governor of the state I had lived in.” — Rep. Barney Frank knocking the GOP candidate. “You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can’t visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.” — President …

“If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him.” – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addressing a skeptical NAACP crowd at the group’s annual convention. via News from The Associated Press.

Ralph Reed and Pat Robertson speak at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 9/16/94, for the Road to Victory conference of the Christian Coalition Conservative Christians are starting to line up behind Mormon Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. But they’re not doing so comfortably, and not without clinging to a last, non-negotiable …

The top quotes in politics … “The dog loved it.” — Ann Romney on putting their Irish setter in a crate on top of their car. “Obama would never put a dog on top of a car. Dries out the meat.” — The Daily Caller’s Jim Treacher joking about Obama …

Santorum’s virgin eyes have been tarnished by sin — as a protest against the Republican presidential candidate’s vehemently anti-gay policies, two men got the attention of the crowd at an Illinois rally and kissed each other. Guards removed the men from the gym as the crowd chanted “U-S-A.” Because …